A deal with the devil

Chapter 80

stood watch at the gate.

Samuel took shirley to one of his secluded properties, a place he rarely visited. During the day, housekeepers would clean it, but by night, only two security guards stood wat

The gates opened, and the Porsche glided in..

A moment later, Samuel got out of the car, cradling Shirley in his arms. Once inside, he carefully laid her down on the sofa.

Shirley looked as if she were simply asleep. Her dark hair spilled across the sola, a striking contrast to her fair skin, which, flushed pink from the alcohol, glowed softly. She looked delicate,

She was utterly enchanting.

Samuel stared at the woman who had been by his side for six years, his expression.complicated.

moment, just watching her. Finally, he reached out and slipped the bag off her shoulder to make

up. Acting on impulse,

Instead, it was replaced with an hourglass on the beach

alone on the sand, its grains of sand

was a quote. “What’s done is done Let the past go with

in Samuel’s chest as he read

into her photo gallery. Aside from a few baby pictures, it

photo of the two of

the messaging app and checked the logs.

was gone,

time, Samuel

knew that she would never look at her like that again. All that was left was the cold, cruel look she

unfamiliar bitterness starring inside him. He wash Tready to accept